CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 310

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General states that a reduced claim below the original was rendered to the Surveyor General's. I can simply state that I never received it. Had I received it, I would have done my best to adjust the claim. I still contend that I do not remember that the Contract was made with the Government - but am under the impression that it was made with the holder of the Brandy License: However this may be, I could not reply to the application made in November 1871 - as some of the materials still remained buried under the cliff.

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They were not excavated until a few days before I received the last application in January. They were then immediately measured and the value ascertained without doubt to be about $200 instead of ... which ... the ... claimed. I am certainly of opinion that in this case further explanation is quite unnecessary. Had the claim been fair and reasonable in the first instance, it would have been fairly met and adjusted. What would have been the consequence, had I passed the account when first called...

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44 General states that a reduced claim below the original was rendered to the Surveyor General's. I can simply state that I never received it. Had I received it, I would have done my best to adjust the claim. I still contend that I do not remember that the Contract was made with the Government - but am under the impression that it was made with the holder of the Brandy License: However this may be, I could not reply to the application made in November 1871 - as some of the materials still remained buried under the cliff. 45 They were not excavated until a few days before I received the last application in January. They were then immediately measured and the value ascertained without doubt to be about $200 instead of ... which ... the ... claimed. I am certainly of opinion that in this case further explanation is quite unnecessary. Had the claim been fair and reasonable in the first instance, it would have been fairly met and adjusted. What would have been the consequence, had I passed the account when first called...
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General states that

a reduced

love

claim below the original

of #vq

was rendered to the

Surveyor Cenerals. I can simply

DAY

on

may

honor, as

as. ∞

Gentleman-

it much

more

that I never save

received it. Stad I received it

best to

I would have done my adjust the claim. I still contend that I do not remember that the

Contract was made with the

Government - but

am under the impresion that it was made

= with the holder of the Briny

License: However this

may

be

I could not reply to the application

made in November 1871-as some

of

the materials still remained

buried under the bli

they

45

538

bliff from wolical

were not ex cavated until a

few

-

days before I received the last application in January. They then im

Anne

in

diately

Avere

me asured and

the value ascertained without

-

א

doubt to be about $200 instead of

which

the

claimed-

I am certainly of opinion that in this

further explanation is quite

Cale

· pary.

stad the claim been

fair and reasonable - in the first

instan de

it would have been as

fairly met and

have been the

ad

ted - What would

adjusted.

on al

quence,

had

I passed the acconist when first called

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